anglgrl63

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1. arterial lines

   anglgrl63 replied to anglgrl63's topic in Operating Room

   We do a lot of cases using arterial lines so I think considering the time the pharmacist spends mixing it would be comparable? maybe. We are looking at it right now. W\Everyone is for it I just have to approach the surgeons and anesthesiologists. :)

2. Brand new OR nurses UNITE!!!

   anglgrl63 replied to KC CHICK's topic in Operating Room

   Don't give up it is a great field. The biggest thing we tell our new guys are to let the bad times roll off and don't let them see you cry. We have six new RN's and 4 new scrub techs right now. There are a lot of frustrations and a lot of rewards...

3. instrument count records

   anglgrl63 replied to Sherri53's topic in Operating Room

   We write any instruments added to the field on the current instrument count sheets so when we go to count it is right there with the others we have to count :)

4. arterial lines

   anglgrl63 posted a topic in Operating Room

   I wanted to know what mixture different hospitals use for their arterial lines. We use 5000 units of heparin in 500 units of normal saline. I am wanting to approach our anesthesiologists and surgeons about changing and buying pre-packaged arterial li...

5. Dressings for heart surgery-legs and sternum

   anglgrl63 replied to anglgrl63's topic in Operating Room

   Thanks for responding-we are currently using air strips from Smith and Nephew but they are discontinuing them. We really did not want to go back to 4 x 4's and tape. The air strips were waterproof and able to be wiped off if blood from the field g...

6. creutzfeld-jakob

   anglgrl63 replied to gillian's topic in Operating Room

   There is an AORN chapter in San Antonio Texas that has a lot of good info and they have a policy and procedure on their web site. I believe AORN is working on standards for this that will be coming out soon. I heard this am not certain this is tru...

7. Death on Operating Table procedures

   anglgrl63 replied to Jetranger's topic in Operating Room

   When we have a patient die in the OR we call the medical examiner to have it declared a medical examiners case or be cleared. If the patient is cleared we take all the IV's and drains out and bandage the wounds. We also place a clean gown on the pat...

8. sterile fields in operating room

   anglgrl63 replied to pcoburn's topic in Operating Room

   If the case is delayed we try not to use it after one hour-two hours maximum. We lock the substerile door and tape the front door with writing saying "Do not enter!" or have someone in the room or just outside to monitor and make sure that no one me...

9. Dressings for heart surgery-legs and sternum

   anglgrl63 posted a topic in Operating Room

   all help!!!!! smith and nephew have discontinued the dressings we use for our hearts on the sternum and leg incisions. we also use them for our carotids, mediastinoscopys and thoracotomys. we need a dressing that blood can be wiped off of but is ju...

10. preceptor stories

    anglgrl63 replied to Simone Hill's topic in Operating Room

    I am an OR educator and work closely with the new nurses whether they are brand new nurses or nurses that have decided to change areas. Not everyone is meant to be a preceptor. Sometimes I wonder if the nurses don't feel threatened. With the nursing ...